Sauvagella madagascariensis

Sauvagella madagascariensis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Clupeiformes
Family:	Clupeidae
Subfamily:	Dussumieriinae
Genus:	Sauvagella
Species:	S. madagascariensis
Binomial name
*Sauvagella madagascariensis* (Sauvage, 1883)

Sauvagella madagascariensis is a small species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is endemic to fresh and brackish water in rivers of eastern Madagascar, ranging from the Mananjary to the Mananara.^[1] This relatively slender fish reaches a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), and is usually pale yellow with silvery on the flanks and head, though some larger individuals are more strongly coloured with orange or red.^[1]

References

1 2 Stiassny, M.L.J. (2002). Revision of Sauvagella Bertin (Clupeidae: Pellonulinae: Ehiravini) with a description of a new species from the freshwaters of Madagascar and diagnosis of Ehiravini. Copeia 2002(1): 67-76

Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Sauvagella madagascariensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.

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